Books with author Suzanne Slade

Get your science groove on, and check out these awesome physics projects: Magnets that wave up and down, Slime that dances to the beat, Science tools that disappear before your eyes. Physics is easy when you're having this much fun!

Athletes are some of the highest paid professionals in the world. The top players command salaries worth tens of millions of dollars, but the buck doesn't stop there. Money is everywhere in sports, from ticket prices and merchandise to endorsements and advertisements. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.

The water cycle is vital to life on Earth. In oceans, rivers, lakes and streams even in our bodies and the air we breathe discover how water moves through a continuous cycle.

The game of basketball has come a long way from James Naismith's soccer ball and peach baskets. From high-tech shoes to an in-game player tracking system, technology has become a regular on the basketball court. Slam dunk your way to the latest advancements in The Technology of Basketball.

Watching a bicycle race is exciting, but have you ever wondered about the science behind the speed? From before riders reach the track until they blaze across the finish line, science plays a key role. Find out about the concepts behind bicycle and track design, aerodynamic clothing and gear, and much more!

Introduces the elements and compounds that are found in or used by living organisms, such as water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.

Uses a question and answer format to provide information about the ways in which animals adapt to their environment, discussing such topics as hibernation, migration, and using adaptations to find food.

Explores the physical properties of matter, introducing solids, liquids, and gases and showing how their atoms are arranged and how changing this arrangement causes matter to change phase.

Examines endangered species, the reasons they are under threat, and what is being done to protect plants and animals for the future.

Introduces the elements and compounds that are found in or used by living organisms, such as water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.

Introduces the nitrogen cycle and how it works, discussing what nitrogen is, why living things need it, nitrogen in the air, nitrogen compounds, and the effect that humans have on the cycle.

Describes the characteristics, behavior, diet, enemies, and life cycle of grasshoppers.